bummer.

suddenly, i don't want a valentine anymore.

as seen on the worsted witch:

"almost half of the chocolate consumed in this country, including those by nestlé, hershey’s, and m&m/mars, is made from cocoa beans imported from africa’s ivory coast, and largely harvested by child slaves as young as nine.

seventy percent of flowers sold in the us are imported, according to the us dept. of agriculture. commercial flowers produced in countries such as colombia and ecuador are sprayed with highly toxic pesticides, fungicides, and fumigants—20 percent of which are banned in the US and Canada for being extremely carcinogenic—in order to maintain their fresh, unblemished appearances."

fortunately, there are some alternatives as you'll find by reading the whole post.

yeesh.